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An updated summary of Snitzel’s 2016/17 season and his career is here: http://www.arrowfield.com.au/h
Here are the main points:
Snitzel’s key 2016/17 statistics (to 27 July) are:
· 29 winners of 36 Group & Listed Races worldwide – inc. 9 2YO SW
· 26 winners of 31 G&L Races in Australia
- his two Australian stakes runners tomorrow, Ducimus (Adelaide) & Elle Lou (Sydney), are already stakeswinners this season.
· 5 Group 1 winners: INVADER, REDZEL & RUSSIAN REVOLUTION (Australia), SUMMER PASSAGE (New Zealand) & HEAVENLY BLUE (South Africa).
· Leading Sire by Aggregate at the Magic Millions ($13.9 million) & Inglis Easter ($21.0 million) Sales
· Five $1 million+ yearlings, top price $1.7 million (achieved twice at Inglis Easter)
· In all, 111 yearlings sold for $41.7 million (Average Price: $375,732).
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Snitzel has made history with five special achievements in 2017:
- Equalling Danehill's single-season record of 26 Australian stakeswinners;
- Setting a new Australian record for stallion prizemoney in a season (he is currently $40,573 short of $16 million);
- Siring the first Australian Group 1 2YO trifecta since 1982 (Invader, Summer Passage & Trapeze Artist in the 2017 ATC Inglis Sires’ Produce S. G1);
- Claiming sole ownership of the Australian-sired 2YO winners record, with a season tally of 35 (32 in Australia; 3 in New Zealand – several chances to increase this before 31 July); and
- Completing an unprecedented three-generation sequence of Champion Australian Sires: Danehill (9 titles), Redoute's Choice (2006, 2010, 2014) & Snitzel (2017).
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SNITZEL’S KEY LIFETIME STATISTICS 131 Stakes Performers in total 11 Group 1 winners:
14 $1 million+ yearlings
27 2YO Stakes winners inc. 18 Group winners
Champion 3YO Sire-elect, 2017 Champion 2YO Sire-elect, 2017 |
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